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The State AG Report – 08.14.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • FTC and Match Strike $14M Deal over Alleged Deceptive...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

2025 AGA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: Day 2

In part two of this three-part series on the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) 2025 Annual Meeting, we highlight panelists’ discussions on the safety and regulation of GLP-1 medications and the role of attorneys general in...more

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Eli Lilly Strikes Back Against Pharmacy Compounders and Telehealth Platforms

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Telehealth companies selling compounded drugs are making modest inroads into the market for popular weight loss drugs that Big Pharma spent decades and billions of dollars to develop and bring to market. The compounded...more

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New Mexico Joins Growing List of States to Secure Insulin Price Cap Settlements

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New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez announced settlementswith Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC and Novo Nordisk Inc. to resolve allegations that the pharmaceutical companies’ pricing policies resulted in underinsured and uninsured patients...more

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GLP-1 Compounded Medications Targeted by Connecticut Attorney General

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On May 21, 2025, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General released a statement and sent letters to Connecticut weight loss clinics, med spas, medical practices and other businesses regarding allegedly or potentially...more

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Connecticut AG Pursuing Companies for Allegedly Selling Unlawful Weight Loss Drugs

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Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong has taken legal action against two online distributors, Triggered Brand and Made In China, for allegedly selling research-grade GLP-1 weight loss drugs directly to Connecticut...more

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The State AG Report – 05.29.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • NY Fights FAIR to Expand State Consumer Protection Law - ...more

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Mylan Inc. Settles Opioid Epidemic-Related Claims for $335 Million

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Virginia AG Jason Miyares, along with a bipartisan coalition of eight other state AGs and in coordination with six other AGs, has announced a settlement in principle with Mylan Inc. to resolve allegations that it contributed...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2024 Q4 – We Give You the Benefit of the Bargain

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2024. In this edition, an overdue audiobook suit is shelved, an old case gets new reps and new...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Haven’t Got Time for the Panel: OPDP Issues Its First Notice of Violation of 2025

This (bad) pun of the 1974 Carly Simon song, “Haven’t Got Time for the Pain,” came to mind when we read the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion’s (“OPDP”) first Notice of Violation of 2025....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Two Class Actions Take a ShOt at Substantiation for Lemme’s GLP-1 Daily Supplement

Two new class action complaints, both captioned Robins v. Lemme Inc., were filed in in California Superior Court and the Southern District of New York on February 19 and March 9, respectively....more

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Maine AG Secures Insulin Price Cap Settlement

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Maine AG Aaron Frey announced a settlement with Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC to resolve allegations that the pharmaceutical company’s deceptive pricing policies resulted in underinsured and uninsured patients having to pay higher...more

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Bipartisan AGs Urge FDA to Act Against Counterfeit GLP-1 Drugs

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The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 38 state and territory AGs requesting that the FDA act to protect consumers from counterfeit forms of weight loss and...more

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West Virginia AG Reaches $17M Settlement With Pfizer and Ranbaxy Over Antitrust and Consumer Protection Violation Claims

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West Virginia Attorney General (AG) Patrick Morrisey announced a total $17 million settlement agreement with pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and Ranbaxy after more than a decade of litigation regarding the companies’ alleged...more

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EnforceMintz — Don’t Forget Your Other Regulators: Consumer Protection Enforcement in Health Care Markets

When considering the health care enforcement landscape in 2024 and where it might be headed in 2025, we would be remiss if we did not address the enforcement activities of state and federal agencies beyond those typically...more

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12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 3 - State AG Oversight in the Health Care Industry — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In the third episode of our special 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, Chris Carlson is joined by Barry Boise, a seasoned partner in Troutman Pepper’s Health Sciences Litigation practice group, to explore the...more

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The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust and Life Sciences - September 2024

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Novo Nordisk May Proceed with Its Ozempic Suit Against DCA Pharmacy. A Tennessee federal court denied DCA Pharmacy’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Novo Nordisk Inc. alleging a violation of Tennessee state unfair and...more

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Federal Agencies Increase Focus on Pricing Enforcement

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Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly hosted a public meeting of the interagency “Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Business Practices.” The meeting was a continuation of...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Will Sustained Pressure on the 340B Program Finally Lead to Much Needed Reform?

As we enter into the final months of 2024, new developments in the administration of the 340B Drug Pricing Program signal that additional reform may be on the way. Although recent revisions to the 340B program’s...more

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FDA Preemption of State Law for False Labeling Survives Appeal to Supreme Court

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Manufacturers of dietary supplements, food, beverages, and even medical devices can breathe a little easier following the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari this week in a case seeking to overturn a First Circuit decision...more

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CVS Settles with Alaska AG for $10 Million over Opioid Allegations

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Alaska AG Treg Taylor has reached a settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company violated Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act by allegedly dispensing opioid-containing...more

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AGs Net $500 Million in Opioid Epidemic Settlements

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Multistate groups of AGs reached two settlements related to claims involving the U.S. opioid epidemic. Publicis Health, LLC settled with a coalition consisting of all AGs from every state, territory, and the District of...more

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Ozempic Gains Popularity, Its Maker Loses First Legal Fight

With Hollywood celebrities speaking out both in favor of and against the use of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss, it was only a matter of time before demand outpaced supply. Although most might believe that...more

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State AGs Choose Products Liability Case as Battleground for State Sovereignty

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A bipartisan coalition of 23 state attorney generals led by Virginia AG Jason Miyares recently went up in arms about a products liability ruling they believe will threaten state consumer protection laws. On May 30, the...more

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Not What the Doctor Ordered: GoodRx to Pay $1.5 Million in FTC’s First Enforcement of the Health Breach Notification Rule

The Federal Trade Commission earlier this month undertook an enforcement action against online pharmacy and telehealth provider GoodRx, in the latest example of the agency seriously pursuing its role as the nation’s de facto...more

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